Reading Quality Teaching Network Highlights
The Quality Teaching Network: Reading
The Quality Teaching Network: Reading is a group of exemplary reading educators dedicated to assisting schools throughout the state in improving student achievement. Networks exist in all content areas and are organized and supported by the Minnesota Department of Education Content Specialists.
QTN members receive professional development with an emphasis on quality reading instruction and improving student reading achievement. QTN members provide services to their schools, other districts, and MDE. Services include training, mentoring, resource development, research, and advising.
Quality Teaching Network: Reading In-Service Opportunities
You can invite a QTN member to work with your staff in a number of reading related areas. We have educators with expertise in the following:
• Phonemic Awareness Instruction
• Phonics Instruction
• Fluency Development
• Vocabulary Instruction at the Primary Level
• Vocabulary Instruction at the Secondary Level
• Comprehension Development K-2
• Comprehension Development 3-5
• Comprehension Development 6-8
• Comprehension Development 9-12
• Reading Across the Content Areas
• Informal Reading Assessment Use in the Classroom
• Adolescent Literacy and Brain Research
• Guided Reading
• Reading Recovery
• Reading and English Language Learners
• Aligning Curriculum to Language Arts Standards
• Parent Education in Literacy
If you are interested in inviting a Quality Teaching Member: Reading to your district for in-service, please contact Bonnie Houck, Reading Specialist for MDE. Bonnie will work to connect you with the right person to meet your needs.
Bonnie D. Houck
Reading Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
651-582-8350
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